Hanuman's Tale

The Messages of a Divine Monkey

Автор: Philip Lutgendorf

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Корици: С меки корици

Издател: Oxford University Press Inc

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Hanuman, the Hindu monkey-god, is best known in the west for his role in the ancient epic Ramayana (...

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Автор

Philip Lutgendorf

Език

Английски език

Корици

Книга - С меки корици

Издадена

2007

страници

448

EAN

9780195309225

ISBN

0195309227

Enbook ID

04517295

Издател

Oxford University Press Inc

Теглоt

620

Размери

153 x 228 x 29

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Hanuman, the Hindu monkey-god, is best known in the west for his role in the ancient epic Ramayana (he is also considered the tales first author), in which, as the devoted servant of Rama, the tales hero, he leads a ferocious monkey army to help defeat the evil Ravana and rescue Ramas wife Sita. But because he does not figure as prominently as others in the ancient Sanskrit texts that have traditionally been studied by western scholars, Hanuman has often been relegated to the status of minor deity. Philip Lutgendorf moves beyond these texts to examine Hindu popular literature, art, and ritual, and shows that Hanuman is perhaps the most beloved deity in the Hindu pantheon. Far from being a mere sidekick, Hanuman is worshipped widely in India and the diaspora, across lines of caste and sect. There are more temples devoted to Hanuman than to any other god or goddess, and there has even been something of a competition to erect the largest statue in his honor (the tallest so far, in Paritala, stands 135 feet high). Lutgendorf offers a comprehensive examination of this remarkable figure, exploring every facet of his legend. Drawing on an enormous treasure trove of previously untapped sources that he has gathered through years of fieldwork, as well as on interviews with devotees, he traces the history of Hanumans character, teases out the many variations on his story, and examines the sources of his enormous appeal.

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